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THE SPY AT 
ST. AGNES' 



A PATRIOTIC PLAY 
FOR GIRLS 



BY 

ALICE NORRIS-LEWIS 



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The Spy at St. Agnes' 

A Patriotic Play for Girls in Three Acts 



CHARACTERS 

Madame Vallier, mistress of St. Agnes' School 

for girls. 
Miss Smith, dramatic coach. 
Ernestine Hollander, the most popular girl 

at St. Agnes. 
Joan Moreland, her roommate, a senior. 
Evelyn Hill, a senior. 
Ruth Perkins, a freshman. 
Sue Evans, a senior. 
Gertrude Jamison, a senior. 



In Act H the different countries are repre- 
sented as follows : 

Ernestine Hollander, America. 
Joan Moreland, France. 
Ruth Perkins, Belgium. 
Sue Evans, England. 
Gertrude Jamison, Italy. 
Evelyn Hill, Russia. 



4 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 

Four girls are needed to represent the North, 
East, South and West. No speaking parts. They 
wear white Grecian robes with ribbon across 
breast designating their section, North, etc. 

The other characters are costumed to repre- 
sent their countries. Each carries the national 
flag of same. America wears Grecian robe with 
huge American flag as mantle. 

Time — the present. Costumes, in Act I and 
III modern. 

Time in presentation, one hour. 

Place — St. Agnes' School for girls, Somerset- 
on-the-Mystic, New York. 

ACT I 

Scene — Ernestine Hollander's room in a dor- 
mitory of St. Agnes' School. All characters are 
assembled waiting the appearance of Miss Smith, 
dramatic coach. 

Ernestine: I wish Miss Smith would come. 
I've one thousand things to do before the per- 
formance tonight and rehearse is only one of 
them. 

Evelyn : I don't see any need of rehearsing 
again. We're letter perfect. But say ! isn't this 
pageant an ocean breeze after the perfectly 
sickening class plays most senior classes give? 

Sue [giggling] : Remember last year's? 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES D 

Gertrude : I should say I did ! Wasn't it a 
mess? 

Joan : Do you remember the churchyard 
scene where Helen Landers kicked over a grave- 
stone in a deadly solemn moment ? It went down 
with a thump and we juniors nearly died trying 
not to shriek out loud. 

Ernestine: Served the seniors right trying 
to do Shakespeare. Nobody ought to attempt 
him but real actresses. There never was a ghost 
of one in St. Agnes. 

Ruth : I hate dramatics anyway. I don't see 
why I let you girls tease me into this one. Stage 
fright is beginning to attack my spinal column 
this instant. 

Ernestine: Your face was your misfortune 
this time, Ruth. If you hadn't typified Belgium 
better than anybody else you would have escaped. 

Sue: You're perfectly fitted for the part, 
Ruthie. And you were a dear to do it for us. 
You'll get your reward some day — keep hoping 
for it. 

Joan : When it comes to looking a part, could 
anybody represent America better than Ernes- 
tine? [Girls all look at Emcstine.] She's just 
the loveliest America we could have found the 
world over. You are, Ernestine, don't shake your 
head. 



6 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 

Ernestine: Here's ten cents, Joan, I'll not 
make you hope for your reward for that gallant 
speech. Buy yourself a quart of peanuts. Ah ! 
here is Miss Smith. [Enter Miss Smith.] 

Miss Smith : I am sorry to have kept you 
waiting, girls, but there was an unexpected fac- 
ulty meeting I was obliged to attend. I will de- 
tain you but a few moments with a few sugges- 
tions I think should be made. Miss Perkins, you 
must speak louder, at present you can't be heard 
in the front row. Miss Hill, do not mumble 
your words and do not turn your back to the 
audience. Then at the very end after Miss Hol- 
lander makes her final speech the whole cast 
must come in more promptly with, "God save 
the United States of America." Miss Hollander 
will you please come here and give them their 
cue. [Girls rise. North, South, East and West 
group themselves behind Ernestine, hand in hand. 
Other girls behind them in group.] We will 
call this the front of stage, Miss Hollander. 
[Miss Smith marks off imaginary stage.] Now, 
ready ! 

Ernestine [moving to front of stage] : "Not 
for gain. Not for Glory. Only that this world 
may be safe for democracy forevermore. God 
save the United States of America !" 

Entire Cast : "God save the United States 
of America !" 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES / 

Miss Smith: That is better, but you must 
come in more promptly still. Let us repeat. 

Ernestine: Let me get my flag-. I can't say 
it so well without it. [She goes to corner and 
brings out huge American flag.] Isn't it a 
beauty, girls? It seems to me it's the handsomest 
one I ever saw. My brother gave it to me just 
before he went to France. I don't wonder men 
will die for it. I would if I could. Now, I'm 
ready. [Repeats business as above.] "Not for 
gain. Not for glory. Only that this world may 
be safe for democracy forevermore. God save 
the United States of America!" 

Entire Cast [very promptly] : "God save the 
United States of America!" 

Miss Smith: Splendid! Now you are dis- 
missed. Remember, everybody is to be in the 
dressing room by seven thirty. [Exit.] 

Sue: I'm going to town. I've got to have 
my hair dressed, my finger-nails manicured, get 
my costume and match stockings to it, buy a 
pair of gloves for Evelyn, get Janet Harris' 
laundry at the Chinaman's, exchange some yarn 
for Gertrude and — 

Ruth: Oh, Sue, could you get me some 
chocolates? A box of Delecto's. I'm dying for 
some and perhaps they'll ward ofif stage fright. 

Sue: Ell get anything for anybody. Remem- 
ber I've only got an hour and a half though, so 



8 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

don't take too much time thinking up your errand. 
One, two, three — going, going — gone! [Exity 
running. 'I 

Ernestine [running to door]: Oh, Sue! 
Will you get me five yards of — she's gone. Joan, 
put on your bonnet and go for me. I can't get 
through the evening without it. [Girls exeunt.] 

Joan: Without what, Ernestine? 

Ernestine: Five yards of pale blue baby 
ribbon. [Joan takes hat and coat and goes out. 
Ernestine busies herself picking up things, tidy- 
ing room, etc. Knock at door. She opens it. 
Enter Madame Vallier.] Madame! Indeed, this 
is a pleasure. Won't you sit down? [She looks 
around for chair. She sweeps a heap of books 
off couch and under it.] This room is in a 
mess because we girls have just had a rehearsal 
here. There! [dusting hastily] I think that will 
be comfortable. 

Madame: It will do nicely. Are you alone? 

Ernestine: Yes. My roommate has gone 
to town. 

Madame: I wish you would lock your door. 
I want to be sure we shall remain alone. [Ernes- 
tine locks door.] Now come and sit by me for I 
wish to talk to you in a low tone. We must not 
be overheard. [Ernestine sits by Madame.] 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 



Ernestine, I have just held a faculty meeting and 
we teachers decided to take you into our confi- 
dence on a very important and serious matter. 
On account of your popularity and I may as well 
add quick wit, you may be able to help us. Ernes- 
tine, we have discovered that there is a traitor 
in St. Agnes'— a traitor and a spy. 

Ernestine: Madame! 

Madame : It seems almost impossible that any 
of the girls could be against their country, but 
listen ! For the last six months Professor Alt has 
been experimenting on a poisonous gas for the 
government. Nobody but himself knew this, 
least of all, I, mvself , until he came to me today 
told me and added that just as he had perfected 
his formula it was stolen from the laboratory. 
It is very, very important that this formula does 
not fall into enemy hands. The honor of St. 
Agnes' is at stake and much, much more. We 
must find the thief and spy. We simply must. 

Ernestine: Have you no clue at all? 

Madame: None whatever. 

Ernestine: Do you trust the servants? 

Madame: I trust nobody. Everybody must 
be under suspicion until the traitor is caught 
That is why I come to you, to ask you to watch 
the girls listen to their conversations, lead them 
into talking about things that might throw some 
light on the matter— Oh, Ernestine, do something 



10 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

and do it quickly. Your opportunity is so much 
greater as far as the girls are concerned than any 
of the faculty's. 

Ernestine: I'll do my best. I'm sure I don't 
see how I'll go about it, but now that I know, 
something might come up that otherwise I 
wouldn't notice. I have never heard a whisper 
even among the girls I know best — 

Madame: It seems a hopeless riddle. There 
is not a word, a look, a motion to give a clue. 
The notebook was stolen this noon, that is all 
we know. I have never encountered such a 
proposition in all my years of teaching. [Rising.] 
I must go. Somebody might come and I should 
not want tO' be found here with you. Oh, Ernes- 
tine, we rely on you more than you realize, and 
whatever you do, do it quickl)^, for the spy 
should be caught this very night. 

Ernestine: I'll do my best, indeed, I will, 
Madame. [Exit Madame. Ernestine stands 
with back against the door a moment.] Well, 
of all the honors that have been thrust up- 
on greatness ! Ernestine Hollander to play 
Miss Sherlock Holmes ! How am I ever to 
go about it? I've got a job on my hands that 
beats Diogenes hunting an honest man to a fraz- 
zle. And mark you, I'm to do it tonight, no less. 
What can I make happen. Let me think — [Some- 
body pounds on door.] 

Joan : Let me in, Ernestine ! What wicked- 
ness are you up to when you lock out your best 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' H 

friend [Enter Joan.] Here's your baby ribbon 
I had an awful time matching it and it isn t just 
the shade but it'll have to do. 

Ernestine [opening bundle]: Thank you! 
Do you call this baby ribbon? I call it a bunch 
of hairpins. 

ToAN : Mercy on us ! I've got somebody else's 
bundle. I'll have to go right back and find my 
own. 

Ernestine : That's a shame, but I really need 
the ribbon. Here's a dime for a soda— to help 
make it easier for you. 

Toan • Oh, Ernestine ! I wouldn't dare drink 
another' soda. I had three while I was down 
town. Another one would completely finish me. 
Ernestine: You'll fill a soda water grave, 
Joan I've no doubt. But, say, did you know the 
mooA was made of green cheese? 

Joan : Oh, yes ! And the sun's a cup custard, 
too. 

Ernestine: And the man in the moon isn't 
a man at all, he's a lady. And Jonah swallowed 
the whale, not the whale, Jonah. Now run along 
and don't forget that. It's the truth. While 
you were out something went "snap" m my head 
and I know it to be a fact. 

Joan: Are you ill, Ernestine? Your eyes 
are as bright as stars and your cheeks are so 
red. 



12 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

Ernestine : I'm temporarily upset by the dis- 
coveries I've made about the man in the moon. 
Insanity runs in my family, you know. Maybe 
I'm growing mad. Run along before I devour 
you. 

Joan : You are ill, Ernestine ! You never act 
like this. 

Ernestine: I never had to before. Now, 
run! [She pushes Joan out of door.] There, 
she's gone and I can think in peace, for a great 
big idea is flooding over me and really making 
me light headed. Have I any black, white and 
red cloth with which to make a German flag. 
[Goes to closet at left. Pulls out a black skirt, 
zvhite zvaist and red scarf.] These will do. Now 
Miss Sherlock Holmes, get to work. Miss Spy 
at St. Agnes', your days are numbered. [She cuts 
strips from cloth about five inches wide and half 
a yard long, lays them side by side, thus forming 
the German flag.] Yes, Miss Spy, Ernestine 
Sherlock Holmes Hollander is beginning to get 
mighty busy in your direction. 

[curtain.] 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 13 

ACT II 

Scene — Stage in St. Agnes' hall during final 
episode of class pageant, "For Liberty and 
Democracy." No scenery except a good back- 
ground required. [Enter England, France, Bel- 
gium and Italy to dirge-like music. Lagging 
behind, comes Russia. England, France, Bel- 
gium and Italy take places at left, in a group. 
Russia faces them to right.] 

Russia: I can fight no longer. I am tired. 
My people are war weary. I must leave you to 
end the conflict alone. 

England [sternly] : Let her go ! She was 
ever a faithless friend. 

Belgium : I have been crucified for civiliza- 
tion. My lands have been taken from me. My 
people have been violated. I am bruised and 
bleeding, but while there is a drop of blood left 
in me I will not yield. I am still unconquerable. 

France: My lands have also been taken from 
me. My manhood has been bled white. My 
mighty cathedrals have been laid in ruins. My 
pleasant fields and vineyards are desolate and 
barren. My treasury has been drained of its 
gold. And yet I say — 'They shall not pass." 

Italy: I was not invaded. By diplomacy I 
might have gained more than I ever will with 
the sword. I took my stand with you, my suffer- 
ing sisters, because I believed your cause was 
just and holy. I will stand and fall with you. 



14 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

England : Did England, ever, having put her 
hand to the plow, turn backward? No. I stand 
or fall with my allies. 

Russia: I am weary. My people are weary. 
We are divided among ourselves and can not 
stand. I must leave you. 

England [point to exit] : Go ! [Russia 
starts to go.] 

France [to Russia]: Stay! [Russia stops 
and looks back.] 

France [to England] : If she leaves us we 
are lost. On her territory are hordes of fighting 
men who will be free then to fight against us. 
In her garners are millions of bushels of grain 
to feed our enemy. If she forsakes us we are 
indeed lost! For who will take her phce? [In 
distance a faint bugle note is heard.] 

England [to Ritssia] : Go! [To France.] 
We will trust in the Almighty for aid. [Russia 
goes out.] 

France : We are lost ! Woe is the day ! We 
are lost! [Allies, with the exception of England, 
cover their faces and boiv heads. England turns 
and faces center entrance. Bugle call again, 
louder than before.] 

England: What was that? [Allies raise 
heads and listen. Bugle note again.] The bugle ! 
Who sends the call? [England steps back to 
join her allies. The notes of the "Battle Hymn 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 15 

of the Republic^' are heard. Through center 
entrance comes America, supported by the 
North, South, East and West. America leads 
and North, South, East and West, hand in 
hand, zvalk close behind her.] 

Allies [raising Hags in salute]: America! 
America ! 

America : Your call has come across the sea ! 
I have come to fight beside you until the end is 
seen. I answer the call of my mother, England. 
I pay my debt to my dearest friend, France. 
But at the same time, I am fighting for those 
principles which my forefathers bought with their 
blood — liberty and democracy. 

Allies [raising Hags]: America! America! 

America : I put my vast resources at your 
command. I will lay my manhood on the altar 
of sacrifice. I will pour out my gold like water. 
My whole country, North, South, East and West, 
is with me. Once we were divided in thought, 
politically, sectionally. Now we are united as 
never before. 

Allies: God save the United States of 
America! [America advances to front of stage. 
North, East, South and West follow her. Allies 
group behind them.] 

America : Not for gain. Not for glory. But 
that this world may be safe for democracy for- 
evermore ! 



16 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

Allies [starting their speech] : *'God save 
the United States of America," [zvhen Ernestine 
throzvs dozvn the American flag she has been 
holding, pulls the German flag from her bosom 
and zmving it aloft cries.] 

Ernestine : "God save the Emperor, Deutsch- 
land liber AUes." {Joan catches the American 
flag before it falls. The other girls act out the 
greatest confusion. Ernestine then runs off 
stage.] 

[quick curtain.] 

ACT III 

Scene — Same as Act I. Stage empty for 
moment, then Ruth Perkins cautiously opens 
door and looks in. 

Ruth : Ernestine ! Ernestine ! Are you 
here? [She creeps into room.] Ernestine! It 
is Ruth Perkins. [Looks around.] She hasn't 
come in yet. I wonder where she went when 
she ran off the stage. I'll put this in plain sight 
and she'll be sure to find it. [Lays notebook on 
table.] Oh, what a relief to get the thing out 
of my hands! [Footsteps and voices zuithout'.] 
Somebody's coming! [Looks zuildly around and 
then runs into- closet and shuts door. Enter Joan, 
Evelyn, Ruth, Sue and Gertrude.] 

Joan : I tell you I believe in her. There's 
something wrong somewhere or a reason why 
she did it — 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 17 

Sue : Don't be absurd, Joan ! What possible 
reason except the real one, could she have? 

Joan : I don't know, but she acted so strangely 
this afternoon. I noticed it. She said insanity 
ran* in her family and that something went "snap" 
in her head. She talked about the man in the 
moon and Jonah and — anyway, I think you might 
wait until morning. 

Gertrude : I wouldn't belong to the f rat over- 
night if she did. It's a mighty serious thing 
for a girl to do what she did and throw down 
the American flag, especially after what she said 
about it this afternoon, too ! 

Evelyn : Hush ! Here she comes. [Enter 
Ernestine. She comes in slowly. \ 

Joan [running to her] : Oh, Ernestine ! You 
didn't mean it! Say you didn't! I know you 
didn't anyway. [She puts her arm around Ernes- 
tine.]^ 

Sue: We've come on a disagreeable errand, 
Ernestine. The girls in the fraternity have de- 
cided that after what has happened tonight we 
can not allow you to. remain a member of Alpha 
Alpha any longer. We would like your pin, 
please. 

Ernestine: Oh, no, no! You won't take it 
tonight, will you? 

Evelyn : Yes. W^e've decided to take it at 
once. [Ernestine unclasps pin from dress and 



18 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES* 

gives it to her.] In the morning the senior class 
will meet to elect a new president. We don't 
want a spy at the head of the class. 

Gertrude: If you don't want to stay with 
Ernestine tonight you can come with me, Joan. 

Sue: Yes, come with us, Joan. 

Joan : Thank you, but I'll stay where I be- 
long. [Girls go out without looking at Ernestine. 
Ernestine zvalks to table and sits dozvn in chair. 
She absently fumbles zmth notebook Ruth has 
put on table. Joan goes to closet and tries to 
open it. It does not yield.] 

Joan : Have you locked this closet door, 
Ernestine?* [Ernestine does not answer. She 
is looking at the notebook with sudden interest.] 

Joan : Ernestine ! Have you locked this closet 
door? I can't open it. 

Ernestine : No, I haven't locked it. The key 
is lost you know. [She begins to turn leaves of 
notebook quickly.] 

Joan : It's sticking like a poor relation, then. 
What is the matter with it? [Gives it three or 
four kicks.] Come, help me, will you? I can't 
move it. [Ernestine* comes to help. The door 
Hies open and Ruth Perkins tumbles out.] 

Joan : For goodness sake, Ruth ! Whatever 
are you hiding in our closet for? What's the 
joke? 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 19 

Ruth : I just went in there for fun. I'll 
go now, I guess. 

Ernestine [stepping in front of her] : Not 
yet, Ruth, I want to talk to you. Joan, lock 
the door. [Ruth begins to cry.] 

Joan : What for ? Ruth wants to go to her 
room. 

Ernestine: Lock the door, I say. 

Joan [locking door] : I think this school has 
gone entirely crazy today. First you, Ernestine. 
Then Ruth, hiding in our closet and crying when 
she's found. Goodness ! I'll be next. 

Ernestine: Come and sit down, Ruth, and 
tell me all about it. 

Ruth [sitting down] : About what? 

Ernestine: About Professor Alt's formula. 
This is his notebook that you left on my table. 
[Leaning tozvards her suddenly.] Why did you 
steal it? 

Ruth: Oh, dear! What shall I say? What 
shall I do? 

Ernestine: Tell the truth. Joan, come and 
sit down, I want you to hear this story, too. 
How long have you been a spy, Ruth? And 
why? 

« Ruth : Oh, it's a long, long story, Ernestine. 
Ernestine: No matter. Tell it. 



20 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

Ruth : It began last summer — ^but, first I 
want you to know I'm loyal to the stars and 
stripes. I wouldn't say what you did for any- 
thing — 

Ernestine: Never mind that. Last sum- 
mer — 

Ruth : Well, then, last summer my mother 
engaged a Mrs. Millerby for a companion for me 
while I was in the mountains. She was a darling 
and I loved her at first sight. I never spent such 
a happy vacation until I met her friend Mrs. 
Willis. She was at the bottom of it all. She 
was a young thing, not much older than I am and 
a war bride. She was just the kind of a person 
I'd like to be if I could have my way. All the 
men were crazy over her and — 

Ernestine: Yes, yes. Why did she spoil 
your vacation? 

Ruth : You see, I played cards with her and 
lost heaps of money — my allowances for years 
to come. I had never gambled before, and I 
didn't dare tell mother or father, and I was in 
an awful mess until Mrs. Millerby found it out 
and paid my debts. She wouldn't let me pay her 
back a cent, but said I might be able to do her 
some little favor in return some time. When I 
came back to school she sent for me one day and 
told me she was a secret service agent and thai 
she had reason to believe that Professor Alt was 
working on something for the German govern- 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 



21 



ment She told me I'd be helping a whole pile 
if I'd try to find out if it was so. I pried and 
watched and found out he was working on a 
formula for gas, and I told her so. She said i 
was to keep right on watching him until he got 
it perfected, and then I was to steal it from him 
and bring it to her. Then I found out she wasn t 
a secret service agent at all, but— a German spy 
herself. 

Ernestine: How did you find that out? 
Ruth • You know I never took German until 
last year, and so I don't know much about it, but 
one day when I went to see her she had a caller, 
and when the caller went out she rattled off a 
lot of German to her. Then she turned to me 
and said, "You don't understand that do you? 
I shook my head, but some of the words stuck m 
my memory, and when I got home I tried to find 
them in the dictionary. I thought the next time 1 
saw her I'd tell her I did know what she meant. 
Of course, I didn't get the meaning of the whole 
sentence, but I got enough to make me know she 
was disloyal. I went straight to her and told her 
so, and I said I'd never spy for her again, but 
she said it was too late. She threatened the most 
awful things if I didn't steal the formula, and 
you know the dreadful things you read about m 
the papers— oh, she scared me to death! it was 
like a horrible story; the only thing was, 1 
couldn't turn to the last page and see the end. 

Joan : You poor thing ! 



22 

Ruth : I was just bound that I wouldn't give 
her the formula, though. And you saved me, 
Ernestine ! When you came out tonight and de- 
clared yourself for Germany, I saw a way to save 
myself and outwit Mrs. Millerby. 

Ernestine: Go on! 

Ruth : I knew if I put the notebook in your 
room and your room was searched, as it was 
pretty sure to be as soon as the formula was 
found missing, that no matter what you said, 
nobody would believe that you did not steal it. 
And as you were already pretty deep in the mire, 
it couldn't make you much worse ofT. And I 
intended to tell Mrs. Millerby that I had to give 
it to you in order to keep from having it taken 
from me. She couldn't blame me then for losing 
it. It is strange to me that its loss hasn't been 
discovered. 

Ernestine: Its loss has been discovered. I 
knew about it this afternoon. I said what I did 
about the flag for this reason. I thought it 
might make the spy show her hand. I remem- 
bered hearing my grandmother tell about a fa- 
mous actress in Civil War times who, in the 
midst of a performance one night, came to the 
footlights and cried, "Three cheers for Jeff Davis 
and the Southern Confederacy." Of course, she 
went South after that, and everybody thought 
she was a rebel, but in reality it was all a game. 
She was the cleverest spy the Union had, and 
that speech of hers disarmed the Southerners of 



THE SPY AT ST. AGNES* 25 

all suspicion of her. I told madame about my 
scheme, and she advised me to see if it would 
work out. And it did. I'm no traitor or spy,^ 
and — and it nearly killed me to say what I did. 
When it came to throwing down the flag— 

Joan : It didn't fall ! I caught it, Ernestine. 
Oh, I knew you didn't mean it. I knew it! 
[Knock at door. Enter Madame Vallier.] 

Madame : Ernestine ! 

Ernestine : Oh, madame ! I have found the 
spy. My scheme worked. 

Madame: Ruth Perkins! 

Ernestine: Hear her story before you 
blame her, madame. She is not quite what you 
think she is. 

Joan : I'm going for the girls and just tell 
them the truth, Ernestine. They aren't going to 
sleep tonight, believing you're a traitor. [Exit.] 

Madame : You acted your part so well I al- 
most believed you meant what you said. 

Ernestine: I wouldn't do it again for any 
reason but the one I did it for this time. 

Madame: Ruth, come with me. I will hear 
your story. [Enter girls.] 

Joan: You ought to apologize. She had a 
reason in doing it. There's been a spy here, 
stealing formulas and everything for the German 



24 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 

government. Ernestine caught her by pretend- 
ing she was for Germany, too. 

Ernestine: I had to play Sherlock Holmes, 
girls. [She takes her Hag from the corner.] I 
hope I shall never have to do it again. I don't 
blame you for doubting me. I knew you would, 
but it's all right now. 

Sue: Of course it is! Here's your frat pin. 
Can you forgive us? 

Ernestine: Of course I do. I wish I hadn't 
been obliged to spoil the pageant. I loved my 
last speech. [She advances down stage.'] "Not 
for gain. Not for glory. Only that this world 
may be safe for democracy forevermore. God 
save the United States of America!" 

All: "God save the United States of Amer- 
ica !" 

[curtain.] 



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THE HEIR OF MT. VERNON, Colonial play. Washington's sterling manhood 
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WAVE OLD GLORY. A patriotic song with rousing chorus. A splendid march- 
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TWO CRUSTY LITTLE PIES. Why the pies were crusty. An attraction for 
Washington Birthday exercises. Solo, duet or chorus. Sheet music. 25c. 

FIN DE SIECLE AVASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY EXERCISES. Historical Tab- 
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THE WASHINGTON GUARDS AND LADIES OF HONOR. Unique operatic 
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HATCHET MARCH AND DRILL. Spectacular ; diagrams and full directions 
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FIN DE SIECLE LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY EXERCISES. Lincoln's epigrams, 
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MASTER GEORGE WASHINGTON: HIS SIXTH BIK^^JlDAV PARTY, Play 
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THAT BOY GEORGE and THE LINCOLN LEAGUE. Two unique dialog.^. 

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WITH TRUMPET AND DRUM. A patriotic compendium. Crisp new recita- 
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CLOSING EXERCISES FOR PRIMARY GRADES. A rich collection of recita- 
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CLOSING EXERCISES FOR THE GRADES. A budget of wide-awake recita- 
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CLOSING RECITATIONS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. An excellent collection 

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TEN COMMENCEMENT SONGS, (Jhuice new songs for Gra(,luation Day. Class 

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WHEN WE GRADIATE, Model Salutatories. Valedictories; Outlines of Essays 

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THK CRIMSON AND THE BLUE. Om. Of. Highest type Commencement play. 

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THE MASONIC RING. Commencement play of excellent literary merit, spicy 

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THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. A faithful dramatization of Edward 
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